Hurricane Agatha blamed for mudslides that kill 11 in Mexico
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:26 pm
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Hurricane Agatha left at least 11 people dead and 33 missing in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, where it set off flooding and landslides, Gov. Alejandro Murat said Wednesday.
More than 40,000 people in the state have been affected, primarily along the coast and in the mountains just beyond, Murat said.
Murat on Tuesday said rivers overflowed their banks and swept away people in homes, while other victims were buried under mud and rocks.
"There were fundamentally two reasons" for the deaths, Murat told local media. "There were rivers that overflowed, and on the other hand, and the most serious part, were landslides."
Murat said the deaths appeared to be concentrated in a number of small towns in the mountains, just inland from the coast. But he said there were also reports of three children missing near the resort of Huatulco.
Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season.
Hurricane Agatha left at least 11 people dead and 33 missing in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, where it set off flooding and landslides, Gov. Alejandro Murat said Wednesday.
More than 40,000 people in the state have been affected, primarily along the coast and in the mountains just beyond, Murat said.
Murat on Tuesday said rivers overflowed their banks and swept away people in homes, while other victims were buried under mud and rocks.
"There were fundamentally two reasons" for the deaths, Murat told local media. "There were rivers that overflowed, and on the other hand, and the most serious part, were landslides."
Murat said the deaths appeared to be concentrated in a number of small towns in the mountains, just inland from the coast. But he said there were also reports of three children missing near the resort of Huatulco.
Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season.